Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Manhattan

Want Safer Biking and Walking Across the Harlem River? Tell DOT Your Ideas

By Stephen Miller | Jun 17, 2015 | 1 Comment

Residents from the Bronx and Manhattan told DOT last night how they want to improve walking and biking across the Harlem River bridges. It was the second of four Harlem River bridges workshops this month. DOT is looking to improve access at all 16 bridges along the Harlem River, including the soon-to-open Randall’s Island Connector. Streets up to […]

Gale Brewer Reappoints Safe Streets Foes to Manhattan Community Boards

By Brad Aaron | Apr 21, 2015 | 32 Comments

Manhattan Borough President Gale Brewer has reappointed a slate of community board members with a long history of opposing safer streets and better transit. Brewer announced her 2015 board appointments on Monday. Among those granted another two-year term was Community Board 7’s Dan Zweig. Zweig was recommended by Council Member Helen Rosenthal and reappointed by Brewer despite […]

Trottenberg: To Reach Vision Zero Goals, DOT Will Need More Resources

By Stephen Miller | Feb 18, 2015 | 35 Comments

After unveiling its pedestrian safety action plan for Queens yesterday, DOT released plans for Manhattan and the Bronx today. (Staten Island will come tomorrow, followed by Brooklyn.) The reports each follow the same pattern, identifying problem areas in depth but describing solutions in general terms. It’s clears from the sheer mileage of streets in need of […]

Chinatown Biz Group Fed Up With Placard Parkers Hogging Spaces All Day

By Stephen Miller | Nov 19, 2014 | 33 Comments

Imagine if your neighborhood’s streets were used as an employee parking lot for a nearby office building, and the people in charge of enforcing the rules turned a blind eye, day in and day out, as they ticketed members of the public but ignored lawbreaking by their colleagues. Well, there’s no need to imagine: That’s […]

No Charges for Van Driver Who Killed Elderly Woman in Crosswalk

By Stephen Miller | Sep 26, 2014 | 29 Comments

The day after a commercial van driver killed an elderly woman in a Manhattan crosswalk, no charges have been filed, though NYPD implied but failed to confirm that the victim had the right of way. The company that employs the driver, meanwhile, refused to say if he will face any disciplinary action, and he could […]

Garodnick Endorses Complete Streets for Fifth and Sixth Avenues

By Stephen Miller | Sep 24, 2014 | 8 Comments

The next time someone tries to tell you that complete street designs with pedestrian islands and protected bike lanes are controversial, point them to what’s happening on Fifth, Sixth, and Seventh Avenues in Manhattan, where a united coalition of parents, business owners, elected officials, and community boards are begging DOT to design streets in the […]

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